Who is the NVIDIA - GeForce RTX 5090 for?
Top-of-category grafikkarten. NVIDIA - GeForce RTX 5090 sits in the rare 88.5 ≥ 88 tier — every weighted spec lands above the bar that defines the leaderboard.
Buy this if you want the best-in-class on raw spec strength. You'll trade premium pricing for a device that doesn't compromise on any of the criteria the Mars Score formula weighs.
Mars Score is computed from 15 measured specs against the transparent formula for the grafikkarten category. No editorial picks, no paid placement.
Pros and cons at a glance
- ▲VRAM: 32 GB.
- ▲3DMark Time Spy: 32500.
- ▲CUDA / Stream cores: 21760.
No spec lands in the bottom quartile of the category normalization window — this product holds up across the weighted axes.
Pros are specs scoring ≥75% of the category normalization range. Cons are ≤35%. Derived from the Mars Score formula — no hand-curated lists.
At a glance
- VRAM
- 32GB
- CUDA / Stream cores
- 21760
- Boost clock
- 2407MHz
- TDP
- 575W
All specifications
Core
- Chipset
- GB202
- Base clock?
- 2017 MHz
- Boost clock?
- 2407 MHz
- CUDA / Stream cores?
- 21760
Power & Form
- Recommended PSU?
- 1000 W
- Length
- 304 mm
- Slot size
- 2-slot
Hands-on coverage
Editorial pieces from the vsMars team that cover the NVIDIA - GeForce RTX 5090.
RTX 5090 Power-Draw Test — Idle, Gaming, and Synthetic Peaks
We instrumented an RTX 5090 across 12 workloads with a clamp meter at the 12V-2x6 connector. Sustained, transient, and idle numbers — measured, not quoted.
RTX 5090 vs RX 9070 XT — 12-Game 1440p Benchmark
How does AMD's RX 9070 XT actually stack up against NVIDIA's halo card at the resolution most gamers care about? We ran 12 titles at 1440p ultra to find out.
RTX 5090 vs RX 9070 XT — 4K Ray-Tracing Benchmark Suite
Twelve games, 4K native + DLSS 4 / FSR 4 quality, ray tracing maxed. Frame rates, 1% lows, and frametime variance.
Best Graphics Cards in 2026 — 1080p, 1440p, 4K
RTX 5090 set the halo bar; AMD's RX 9070 XT delivered upper-mid-range for half. Our picks across budget, sweet spot, and enthusiast.
Latest from the lab
All lab reports →Popular comparisons featuring the NVIDIA - GeForce RTX 5090
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